Minnesota Blue Cross announces executive appointments

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota announced Tuesday, April 10, a series of new executive appointments to its leadership team.

Among other changes, James Eppel becomes the company's chief operating officer, the Eagan-based health insurance company said. Eppel previously served as the company's senior vice president of health management and commercial markets.

Blue Cross also announced that James Egan would join the company as chief information officer. He previously worked as CIO for a company called Outcomes Health Information Solutions.

Last month, Blue Cross confirmed the departure of three top executives including its chief financial officer. In January, the company announced that Kenneth Burdick would become the new chief executive officer at Blue Cross, which employs about 3,500 people.